mammillary
/ˈmamɪləɹi/adjective, noun
mammillary is spelled M-A-M-M-I-L-L-A-R-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mammillary means “Resembling a breast or nipple in shape or form” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mammillary?
| Letters | 10: M-A-M-M-I-L-L-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 63 million words; the 249,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mammillary?
Mammillary appears about once in every 63 million words in written English, the 249,463rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mammillary?
- UK /ˈmamɪləɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of mammillary
- more mammillary comparative
- most mammillary superlative
- mammillar
- mamillary
- mammillaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mammillary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling a breast or nipple in shape or form.
- 2
Pertaining to the nipples.
noun
- 1
A carbonate coating formed through the precipitation of calcium carbonate onto existing rock below the water surface in cave pools.
- 2
A mammillary body, one of a pair of small round bodies, located on the undersurface of the brain, that form part of the limbic system.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mammillary come from?
From Middle French mamillaire or directly from Late Latin mammillāris, from mamilla + -aris, diminutive of mamma (“breast”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).